Your Own Advice

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My friend once told me

That she hated

Society

She hated the way

It made her feel

And the way

She was judged

And labeled

She wrote beautiful things

Inspiring things

Some about life

Some about boys 

Some about friends

But a lot were about society

She told me

How unfair it was

“How can we even live?”

She asked me

I did not reply

I only listened

She told me

That people shouldn’t be 

Judged on;

What they wear

How they look

Their mistakes

Their parents

Or other things

That you can’t control

Or happen accidental

I listened

Quietly

Considering her ideals

So the next day,

I decided

To sit next to that boy

That isn’t so popular

The first thought,

Was to judge his clothes

But I waved the matter away

We became friends

And I had learned all about him

He wasn’t that guy

That people saw him as

Just because of the way

He dresses

He was so much more

Another day went by

And I ran into

This punk, scary girl

Everyone knew her

For her reputation 

I normally

Would have

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